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Anatomy and Physiology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Onco | Tumor |
| Patho | Disease |
| Cyto | Cell |
| Sarco | Flesh |
| Gyneco | Woman |
| Phlebo | Veins |
| Adeno | Gland |
| Meno | Menses |
| Angio | Vessel |
| Gastro | Stomach |
| Myo | Muscle |
| Laparo | Abdomen |
| Oophoro | Ovary |
| Necro | Death |
| Orchido | Testis |
| Cephalo | Head |
| Dento | Teeth |
| Dermo/Dermat | Skin |
| Uro | Urine |
| Electro | Electricy |
| Salpingo | Uterine Tubes |
| Bio | Life |
| Neuro | Nerve |
| Chrono | Time |
| Procto | Rectum |
| Carcino | Cancer |
| Psycho | Mind |
| Osteo | Bone |
| Encephalo | Brain |
| Cerebro | Cerebellum |
| Gnoso | Knowledge |
| Pneumo/Pulmo | Lungs |
| Hepato | Liver |
| Arthro | Joint |
| Cardio | Heart |
| Radio | X-ray |
| Cyan/o | Blue |
| Stomato | Mouth |
| Oto | Ear |
| Masto/Mammo | Breast |
| Melan/o | Black |
| Thrombo | Clotting |
| Chemo | Drug/Chemical |
| Colo | Large Intestine |
| Entero | Intestinal |
| Glosso/Linguo | Tongue |
| Ophthamo | Eye |
| Erythro | Red |
| Hemo/Hemat | Blood |
| Cryo | Cold |
| Leuk/o | White |
| Nephro/Reno | Kidney |
| Arterio | Artery |
| Rhino | Nose |
| Cysto | Bladder |
| Gingiv | Gums |
| Hystero/Metri | Uterus |
| porosis | Passage |
| prandial | Meal |
| ptosis | dropping/prolapse |
| salpinx | Fallopian Tube |
| lytic | Destroy/Reduce |
| crine | Secrete/Separate |
| sarcoma | Malignant Tumor |
| malacia | Softening |
| schlerosis | Hardening |
| mania | Madness/Insane Desire |
| gen | Substance/Agent that produces or causes |
| megaly | Enlargment |
| scope | Instrument for visual examination |
| gram | Record/X-ray film |
| cyte | cell |
| phonia | Sound/Voice |
| graph | Instrument used to record |
| graphy | Process of recording/xray filming |
| desis | Surgical fixation/Fusion |
| pepsia | digestion |
| pexy | Suspension/Surgical fixation |
| scopy/scopic | visual examination |
| ia | condition of diseased/abnormal state |
| ism | State of |
| phoria | Feeling |
| physis | Growth |
| What is the boundary of a cell? | Plasma Membrane |
| What is the structure of the plasma membrane? | Phospholipid bilayer studded with proteins |
| What is the cell's "protein factory?" | Ribosomes |
| What is are ribosomes made of? | Tiny particles each made up of rRNA subunits |
| What does RNA stand for? | Ribonucleic Acid |
| What is the Endoplasmic Reticulum? | Membranous network of interconnected canals and sacs. |
| What is smooth ER's purpose? | To synthesize lipids |
| What is rough ER's purpose? | To synthesize proteins from the ribosomes. |
| What is the purpose of the Golgi apparatus? | Process and package substances from the ER |
| What is the purpose of Mitochondria? | Cell's Power House |
| What is the purpose of Lysosomes? | Cell's Digestive System |
| What is the purpose of centrioles? | Function in the cell's reproduction |
| What is the purpose of cilia? | Move substances over the surface of the cell |
| What is the purpose of flagella? | Tail assistant in movement of the cell (Sperm Cell) |
| What is the purpose of the nucleus? | Dictates protein synthesis, plays essential roll in cell's activities. (Active transport, metabolism, growth, heredity) |
| What is the purpose of the nucleoli? | Essential for the formation of ribosomes |
| What is cytoplasm? | the internal living material of cells |
| How many phases of cell division? | Four(Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, Telophase) |
| What is a gene? | Specific segment of base pairs in a chromosome |
| What is the differance between Active and Passive transport? | Active uses energy whereas passive does not |
| What are three examples of passive transport? | Diffusion, Osmosis, Filtration |
| What are three examples of active transport? | Ion pump, Phagocytosis, Pinocytosis |
| What is transcription? | DNA unwinds and forms a messenger RNA |
| What is translation? | Synthesis of a protein by ribosomes. Using the information from the mRNA to direct the sequence of the Amino Acids |
| What are the four main kinds of tissue? | Epithelial, Connective, Muscle, Nervous |
| What are the four cell shapes? | Squamous(flat/scale like), Cuboidal(cube shaped), Columnar(higher than wide), Transitional(varying shapes/can stretch) |
| What are the two arrangements of cells? | Simple(single layer), and Stratified(many layers) |
| What is the most abundant tissue in the body? | Connective tissue |
| What is epithelial tissue? | tissues that covers the body and many of its parts. |
| What is connective tissue? | delicate, paper-thin webs that hold internal organs together and give them shape |
| What is the matrix? | intercellular material |
| What is the three kinds of muscle tissue? | Skeletal, Cardiac, and Smooth |
| What is the purpose of nervous tissue? | to provide rapid communication between body structures and control of body functions |
| What are the two types of cells in nervous tissue? | Neurons(conducting units), and Glia(supporting cells) |
| What is a hereditary disease? | Transmitted genetically from parents to child |
| What is a congenital disease? | disease that appears at birth or shortly after. Result of a failure in the fetal development. |
| What is a inflammatory disease? | the body reacts with a inflammatory response to a causative agent. |
| What is a degenerative disease? | degeneration, often progressive of some part of the body. |
| What is a infectious disease? | result from the invasion of microorganisms into the body. |
| What is a defciency disease? | result from the lack of a specific nutrient. |
| What is a metabolic disease? | caused by a dysfunction that results in a loss of metabolic control of homeostasis in the body. |
| What is a neoplastic disease? | abnormal growth of new tissues can be benign or malignant. |
| What is a traumatic disease? | result of both physical and emotional trauma. |
| What is a disease? | a pathologic condition of the body, is any disturbance of a structure or function of the body. |
| What is an enviromental disease? | a group of conditions that develop from exposure to a harmful substance in the enviroment |
| What is remission? | partial or complete disappearance of clinical and subjective characteristics of the disease. |
| What is an organic disease? | structural change in an organ that interferes with its functioning. |
| What is asthenia? | condition of debility, loss of strength and energy. |
| What is orthopnea? | condition in which a patient has to sit or stand to breathe comfortably |
| What is fetid? | foul, putrid, offensive smell |
| What are the four physical assessment techniques? | Inspection, Palpation, Auscultation, Percussion |
| What is delirium? | confusion, disordered perception, and decreased attention span. |
| What is syncope? | temporary loss of consciousness (fainting) |
| What is fungue state? | dysfunction of consciousness (hours or days) in which the individual carries on purposeful activity that he/she does not remember. |
| What are the three parts to the Glasgow coma scale? | Eye opening, verbal response, motor response |
| What is turgor? | the elasticity of the skin |
| What is bruits? | abnormal swishing sounds heard over organs |
| What is a microorganism? | any microscopic entity capable of carrying on living process |
| What is asepsis? | the absence of pathogenic microorganisms |
| What is medical asepsis? | techniques that inhibit the growth and spread of pathogens |
| What is surgical asepsis? | the complete removal of all microorganisms. complete sterilization |
| What is disinfection? | the use of a chemical that can be applied to objects to destroy microorganisms |
| What is an antiseptic? | a substance that tends to inhibit the growth of microorganisms, used on humans |
| What is a spore? | a specialized structure formed by the bacteria to protect itself when conditions are unfavorable. Lays dormant |
| What is a carrier/vector? | a person or animal who does not become ill but can spread the organisms |
| What is the smallest known agent to cause disease? | Viruses |
| What is contamination? | a condition of being soiled |
| What is a fomite? | a nonliving object that spreads microorganisms |
| What is endogenous? | growing within the body |
| What is exogenous? | growing outside of the body |
| What is HAI? | Healthcare Associated Infection, any condition that develops after admission into the hospital |
| What is virulent? | the strength of any given pathogen |
| What is a cocci? | round bacteria |
| What is a bacilli? | Rod shaped bacteria |
| What is a spirilla? | corkscrew shaped bacteria |
| What is strepto? | chain of bacteria |
| What is staphylo? | cluster of bacteria |
| What is diplo? | pair of bacteria |
| What is the incubation period? | the period when the pathogen enters the body but no symptoms are noted |
| What is the prodromal stage? | nonspecific set of symptoms begin to appear |
| What is the full state of illness stage? | when the infection is at its height and the specific signs and symptoms are noted |
| What is the convalescence stage? | the stage of recovery after the infection has run its course |
| What is meiosis? | cell division that forms sex cells |
| What are the three main parts of a cell? | cytoplasm, cell/plasma membrane, nucleus |
| What is the function of the integumentary system? | protection, temperature regulation, synthesis of chemicals, sense |
| What is the function of the muscular system? | movement, production of heat, contractions of heart, BP maintenance, intestinal movement, body posture |
| What is the function of the nervous system? | communication, integration, control, recognition of sensory stimuli |
| What is the function of the endocrine system? | secretions of horomones, communication, long lasting control, exp-growth, metabolism, reproduction |
| What is the function of the cardiovascular system? | transportation, regulate body temp, immunity |
| What is the function of the lymphatic system? | Body defense, transportation |
| What is the function of the skeletal system? | support, movement, storage of minerals, blood cell production |
| What is the function of the digestive system? | mechanical&chemical breakdown(digestion), absorption, elimination |
| What is the function of the urinary system? | filtration/cleaning of the blood of waste, electrolyte balance, water balance, acid-base balance |
| What is the function of the reproductive system? | survival of genes, production of sex cells, development and birth of offspring, nourishment of offspring, production of sex hormones |
| What is the function of the respiratory system? | exchange of waste gas, warm&humudify incoming air, filtration of irritants, regulation of acid-base balance |
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